ENGINEERING 1181 – Spring Semester 2015 Syllabus
Fundamentals of Engineering - I
Classroom: HI 308; Lab: HI 224; Student Computer Lab: HI 324
Course Objectives: ENGR 1181 is the first course in a two course sequence designed to provide students
with knowledge of engineering fundamentals: technical communications, technical graphics, problem
solving, the design process, data collection, and data analysis. The goal of the two-course sequence is to
expand that knowledge to a point of maximum usefulness with respect to both students’ future academic
work and their professional career. This course is divided into two segments: (1) Classroom and (2) Handson Laboratory. The courses involve both individual and team based performance.
Class Activities: Each week, students will be introduced to important engineering skills and given an
opportunity to practice those skills. Class will include a short lecture, activity, and homework assignments.
Assignments consist of pre-class readings, quizzes, and homework.
Lab Activities: Each week students will attend an 80 minute hands-on laboratory session. During the
laboratory sessions, students will perform a variety of hands-on activities to expose engineering principles
over various topics. Assignments may include gathering additional information from the internet or
library, solving problems related to the lab work, and preparing lab memos and reports. Questions on
important concepts covered in the laboratories will be included on the final exam. There may be time at
the end of lab sessions for teams to work on lab write-ups or deliverables, when required.
Exams: Two mid-term exams and one final exam will be given. Exams are given closed book, closed notes,
closed outside resources unless otherwise stated at the time of the exam. A portion of the exam may be
completed on Carmen.
Participation: Individual and team-based evaluations will be conducted throughout the semester.
Electronic journal entries are required and factored into the course grade. The final team evaluation
results will also be a factor in assigning a final team grade. Attendance is mandatory for both components
(Class and Labs). Students are subject to losing points for absences unless prior approval is obtained from
the Instructor or Teaching Associate.
Grading: The contribution of each course segment to the overall course grade is outlined below. The
University’s grade scale is posted for students’ reference.
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Minimum Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of 50% is required in the following course
components: Class Assignments, Lab Assignments, and Exams to receive a passing grade in this course.
For example, a student with less than 50% credit in Class Assignments would not pass the course, even if
the Lab and Exam scores were above 50%. Students must take each component seriously and complete
the assigned work. Students can track their progress in the Carmen grade-book by ensuring that the
grades are posted in the appropriate columns, and by checking the columns marked Cumulative Class,
Cumulative Lab, and Cumulative Exam.
Note: This policy is independent of the overall course calculation that automatically appears in Carmen.
Student’s overall grade must still be 60% or above.
Course Materials:
 Book (At Campus Area Bookstores and digitally from www.wiley.com/go/engineeringvalue click
on General Engineering on the left side)
MATLAB: An Introduction With Applications, 5th Edition, by Gilat, John Wiley & Sons,
 hardcopy ISBN: 978-1-118-62986-4
 digital ISBN: 978-1-118-80200-7
 binder ready ISBN: 9781119028307 (only Ohio State bookstores)
 EEIC Courses Website: The EEIC Courses website contains course material including preparation
documents, instructor’s presentations, in-class activities, and homework assignments. The site
link is eeiccourses.engineering.osu.edu/1181.
 Carmen: The Carmen website contains course material including grades and journals. The site
link is carmen.osu.edu.
 Student Resource Guide: This guide is available on the EEIC Courses website under Resources. It
includes information which will help students be successful in this course. Some key components
are:
 Information on course organization and where to find all needed course materials
 Software availability for personal computers
 Computer labs and password policies
 Remote access to the FEP network and software
 Technical Communications Guide: This guide is available on the EEIC Courses website under
Resources. It includes information on the style and format which will be required for all written
lab assignments including: executive summaries, memos, reports, and presentations. The guide
also includes recommendations on technical writing.
Grading Guidelines:
General:
 If a student does not sign the Lab Participation Agreement when a team lab document (i.e.
executive summary, lab memo, lab report, or project notebook) is submitted, they will receive a
zero until they contact the GTA to discuss the issue. The student’s teammates may be given the
opportunity to vouch for the student in question’s participation.
 Students are required to attach the Lab Participation Agreement to all lab documents. If it is
missing, points will be deducted from the final grade for that assignment as designated on the
Grading Guidelines sheet.
 Students are required to attach the corresponding Grading Guidelines to all lab documents. If it
is missing, a 2% penalty will be applied to the assignment.
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Any deviation from these guidelines must be approved by the class instructor. This includes any
situation not covered in these guidelines or any special circumstances.
Late Lab Documents:
 “On-Time Policy”: The lab documents are due on a given date per the website at the beginning of
lab. The GTAs (with the help of UTAs) will collect the lab documents within the first five minutes
of lab. Lab documents due at the beginning of class should not be worked on during presentation
or lectures.
 Late lab documents (without a valid, documented excuse) should be turned in at the next meeting
time (lab or class) after they were originally due. For special situations, students should meet with
his/her GTA to plan a later due date. Otherwise their assignment(s) will be considered late.
 Undocumented or invalid excuses for late lab documents should be graded as normal, but with a
30% penalty (e.g. if the student gets 80/100 before the penalty, the final grade will be (80-30) =
50/100).
 Late lab documents cannot be redone.
Re-dos:
 There are no re-dos for lab documents in general, except for the first executive summary, for
which the student is allowed to resubmit the assignment if their score is less than 72/80. The
redone executive summary will be graded out of 80, but with a maximum grade of 90%. (e.g., the
redone executive summary grade is a 75, but they would get a 72). The redone executive
summary is due at the date shown on the website.
Missed Labs:
 If a student misses a lab without a valid, documented excuse, he/she should immediately meet
with their instructor and GTA to discuss options.
 Any valid and documented absences must be approved by the instructor or GTA one week prior
to the missed lab. Students are expected to make arrangements with the instructor or GTA to
make up the missed lab.
 If the student has a valid excuse, the student will need to meet with their instructor and GTA to
determine how their situation will be handled with a best attempt to make up the lab during
another lab section.
Late Homework:
 “On-Time Policy”: The GTAs (with the help of UTAs) will collect the homework within the first five
minutes of class. Homework due at the beginning of class should not be worked on or printed
during presentation or lectures.
 Late homework (without a valid, documented excuse) should be turned in by the next meeting
time (lab or class) after they were originally due. For special situations, students should meet with
his/her GTA to plan a later due date. Otherwise their assignment(s) will be considered late.
 Undocumented or invalid excuses for late homework should be graded as normal, but with a 30%
penalty (e.g. if the student gets 80/100 before the penalty, the final grade will be (80-30) =
50/100).
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Makeup Exam and Quiz Policy and Guidelines: All students are expected to take each exam at the
regularly scheduled time.
Allowed Accommodations:
 ILLNESS OR EMERGENCY ON EXAM DAY: Students who are ill or have a family emergency (death
or serious illness of a close family member) on the day of an exam will be allowed to take a makeup
exam. Written documentation is required for illness or medical emergencies. Students must
contact their instructor and GTA as soon as possible and WITHIN 24 HOURS after the exam. The
makeup exam is usually scheduled with an open section in the same course.
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UNAVOIDABLE CONFLICTS WITH EXAM TIME: Such conflicts include another class scheduled to
meet at the exam time, or participation in University sponsored events. Documentation of a
conflict with the regularly scheduled exam time must be provided in writing one week prior to the
day of the regularly scheduled exam.
If students miss an exam without a legitimate, documented excuse, students will receive a score of
zero for that exam. Exceptions will be made only under unusual circumstances approved by the
section’s instructor and the College Office for Academic Affairs. These policies are strictly enforced
so that all students are treated equally and fairly.
WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION supporting the need for a makeup examination must be SIGNED by an
appropriate person (e.g., physician, employer) with their NAME and TELEPHONE NUMBER or other
contact details clearly printed on the document. Such documentation must be submitted to the course
instructor for approval.
No Show, Lateness, or Illness:
1. A student who misses a scheduled exam without a written excuse may reschedule the exam through
his/her GTA or instructor, provided the following conditions are met:
a. The student contacts his/her GTA or instructor on the same day as the scheduled exam, and
b. The student takes the exam within 24 hours of the original exam time.
Note: An automatic 20% penalty will be applied to the exam score.
2. A student who is late for his/her scheduled exam has two options:
a. Take a seat quietly and begin the exam regardless of how much time remains; no additional time
will be granted; no penalty will be applied to the exam score.
b. Reschedule the exam for the full allotment of time according to conditions in #1 above, including
a 20% penalty applied to the exam score.
First Year Engineering Student Computer Lab (HI 324): In addition to the classrooms and labs, students
will have access to the First Year Engineering Student Computer Lab located in Hitchcock Hall Room 324.
This lab can be used for assignments and lab reports, as it contains MATLAB, SolidWorks, Excel, and Word.
Students may not install any software onto, or copy any software from the lab computers. Food and drink
are not permitted in the lab. Violation of these policies will result in expulsion from the lab.
 The door is unlocked the following hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30 am – 5:30pm and is accessible
using students’ Buck ID during other hours.
 There is a free tutoring service offered by the UTA’s to First Year Engineering students Monday Friday in HI 324 per the posted schedule. The tutors may not answer direct homework or lab
questions, but can assist in understanding of concepts.
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Online Evaluation Tools:
Journal Entries: Journals are located on Carmen under Activities: Quizzes. Students will be asked to
respond to prompts about aspects of the class. The journals include multiple choice questions, short
answer questions, and essay responses. Journals are due each week on Sunday night at 11:59 PM. All
entries will be read and summarized by the instructors and GTAs and kept confidential beyond the
instructional staff. Students’ responses are used to assess the use of technology in the classroom,
and to measure student satisfaction of the instructional team, teaching styles, curriculum decisions,
policies, and programs. Students are encouraged to be honest and leave constructive feedback. If
students have a complaint, they should follow it with a suggestion for improvement or cite exactly
where the problem is. Students should be clear and precise in their comments.
Team Evaluations: There will be two mid-semester team evaluations and one final team evaluation.
These will be during the weeks of the midterm and final exams. Students will receive an e-mail from
their GTA with instructions. As part of each evaluation, students will rate teammates in several areas
of teamwork skills. The mid-semester evaluations do not count towards their grade but act as a tool
to monitor how their group views teammates’ contributions. The final team evaluation will count
towards the grade. If students need to change their working habits, they should do so quickly. There
is a 10% deduction for not completing the evaluation.
Quizzes: There will be no make up quizzes.
Student Permission for Program Publicity: During participation in the First-Year Engineering Program,
photographs, printed material, and videotapes may be made for the purpose of informing the university
community and the general public about activities in the College. Student images in the above media may
be used to promote College programs and to make public announcements of student accomplishments
and those of other students. If students do not wish for their image to be used, they should contact
eeic@osu.edu.
Academic Misconduct: Academic integrity is essential to maintaining an environment that fosters
excellence in teaching, research, and other educational and scholarly activities. Thus, The Ohio State
University and the Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM) expect that all students have read and
understand the University’s Code of Student Conduct, and that all students will complete all academic
and scholarly assignments with fairness and honesty. Students must recognize that failure to follow the
rules and guidelines established in the University’s Code of Student Conduct and this syllabus may
constitute academic misconduct.
The Ohio State University’s Code of Student Conduct (Section 3335-23-04) defines academic misconduct
as: “Any activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the University, or subvert the
educational process.” Examples of academic misconduct include (but are not limited to) plagiarism,
collusion (unauthorized collaboration), copying the work of another student, and possession of
unauthorized materials during an examination. Ignorance of the University’s Code of Student Conduct is
never considered an excuse for academic misconduct, so it is recommended that you review the Code of
Student Conduct and, specifically, the sections dealing with academic misconduct.
If your instructor suspects that a student has committed academic misconduct in this course, he/she is
obligated by University Rules to report suspicions to the Committee on Academic Misconduct. If COAM
determines that you have violated the University’s Code of Student Conduct (i.e., committed academic
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misconduct), the sanctions for the misconduct could include a failing grade in this course and suspension
or dismissal from the University.
If you have any questions about the above policy or what constitutes academic misconduct in this course,
please contact your instructor.
Other sources of information on academic misconduct (integrity) to which you can refer include:
 The Committee on Academic Misconduct web pages (http://oaa.osu.edu/coam.html)
 Ten Suggestions for Preserving Academic Integrity
(http://oaa.osu.edu/coamtensuggestions.html)
 Eight Cardinal Rules of Academic Integrity (www.northwestern.edu/uacc/8cards.html)
Official Ohio State Sexual Harassment Policy: The University administration, faculty, staff, student
employees, and volunteers are responsible for assuring that the University maintains an environment for
work and study free from sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is unlawful and impedes the realization
of the University's mission of distinction in education, scholarship, and service. Sexual harassment violates
the dignity of individuals and will not be tolerated. The University community seeks to eliminate sexual
harassment through education and by encouraging faculty, staff, student employees, and volunteers to
report concerns or complaints. Prompt corrective measures will be taken to stop sexual harassment
whenever it occurs.
Source: http://hr.osu.edu/policy/policy115.pdf
Students with Disabilities: Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact
of a disability should contact your instructor privately to discuss your specific needs. Please contact
Student Life Disability Services at 614-292-3307 in room 150 Pomerene Hall to coordinate reasonable
accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
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